Acceptance of Prayer: A Miraculous turn of Events

Then, there is the incident during a battle in which Hazrat Sariyah (ra) fought and how he heard the voice of Hazrat Umar (ra). This incident has been mentioned before, but I will mention it here once again in the context of the acceptance of prayer and the special favours bestowed upon him by Allah the Almighty.

Tarikh al-Tabari states that Hazrat Umar (ra) commissioned Hazrat Sariyah (ra) bin Zunaim to go towards Fasa and Darabgerd. Upon arriving there, he besieged the enemy, who then called their allies for reinforcements. The reinforcements began to gather in the desert to fight the Muslims. When their numbers increased, they surrounded the Muslims from all sides. At the same time, Hazrat Umar (ra) was delivering his Friday sermon when he suddenly said:

يَا‭ ‬سَاريَةُ‭ ‬ابْنُ‭ ‬زُنَيْم‭ ‬الْجَبَلَ‭ ‬الْجَبَلَ

That is, “O Sariyah bin Zunaim, the mountain! The mountain!” In the near vicinity of the Muslim encampment was a mountain, and if the Muslims took refuge there, the enemy would only be able to launch an attack from one front. Thus, they took to the mountain for refuge. They fought against the enemy and were victorious, ultimately obtaining plenty of spoils of the war.

(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 2 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Alamiyyah, 2012], pp. 553-554)

While speaking about this incident, the Promised Messiah (as) has stated that the Companions (ra) demonstrated many such miracles.

(Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya – Part V, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 1, p. 654, Footnote within footnote number 4)

I have read out the complete excerpt of the Promised Messiah (as) in a previous sermon. Thus, if we take the incident related to the River Nile into consideration, it is very possible that it is in fact true, contrary to the belief of some historians.